2. Experimental Design, Materials and Methods
Based on the definite population sample determination formula stated in the sampling techniques section, a total of 359 copies of questionnaire were planned for distribution. A total of 359 out of 400 staff and leaders of the sampled FCMGs firms participated in the current study, accounting for 89%. The decision to explore the attitudes of both the employees and the management group on transformational leadership attributes, employee satisfaction and engagement was based on the fact that while employees were often in the best position to describe the real attributes of their managers/leaders/supervisors; it is also crucial to investigate these practices from the perceptions of the managers. The data generated through quantitative approach involved the use of structured questionnaire. Overall, the survey instrument has a total of twenty-one 21 questions, divided into two broad sections; Section A (1-6) contains basic socio-demographic questions of age, sex, age, ethnicity, religion etc. while Section B (7-21) covers questions relating to transformational leadership attributes and these items in the questionnaire were adopted based on the works of [3], [7], [8], [9], [10], and [12]. For the purpose of efficiency and thoroughness two field assistants were recruited and trained. The training helped the research assistants to familiarize themselves with the research instrument and objectives of the study before going to the field. This also helped the researcher to make sure that they understand all the questions in the questionnaire, so as to minimize error and enhance the quality of data collected. The training enabled them acquire skills and helped them to effectively interact with the respondents.
